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‘Apple: The First 50 Years’
This spring, the quintessentially Silicon Valley company Apple turns 50. In the book “Apple: The First 50 Years,” CBS correspondent David Pogue explores Apple’s history, from its founding as a startup by two young guys named Steve with a goal of making computing accessible to all to its rise to become an all-time tech icon. Drawing on interviews with many Apple insiders, the book “busts long-held myths; goes backstage for both the titanic successes and the instructive failures; and assesses the forces that challenge Apple’s dominance as it enters its second half century,” according to Kepler’s, where Pogue speaks this week.
March 13, 7 p.m., Kepler’s Books, 1010 El Camino Real, Menlo Park; $11.49-$64; keplers.org.
Edu Ribeiro Trio
Grammy Award-winning Brazilian drummer, composer and educator Edu Ribeiro is joined by guitarist Vinicius Gomes and bassist Noah Garabedian for a jazz concert presented by Earthwise Productions. The trio’s stop in Palo Alto is part of a U.S. tour. Bay Area pianist and Stanford University lecturer Murray Low opens the show.
March 17, 8 p.m., Mitchell Park Community Center, 3700 Middlefield Road, Palo Alto; $20; tinyurl.com/RibeiroTrioPA.
Opera San José at Filoli
Filoli’s ballroom plays host to a series of intimate performances, including, for three evenings this month, from Opera San José. The company offers a preview of its 2026-2027 season, plus highlights from its upcoming performance of Verdi’s tragic love story “La Traviata.” Bottles of Champagne are available to purchase at an extra cost.
March 17-19, 7 p.m., Filoli, 86 Cañada Road, Woodside; $75-$100; filoli.org/performance.
‘Pearls of Sorrow’
Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra & Chorale’s “Pearls of Sorrow,” featuring countertenor Reginald Mobley and conducted by Christine Brandes, presents a reflective curated program that pairs Black spirituals with sacred music by J.S. Bach and other German Baroque composers. “Mobley charts a musical journey from the trauma of war and enslavement to the finding of peace, freedom, and resilience,” the program’s event page states.
March 15, 2:30 p.m., Bing Concert Hall, 327 Lasuen St., Stanford; prices vary depending on ticket type ($16-$135); live.stanford.edu.
‘Seascape and More’
The vibrant paintings of Nance Wheeler are Gallery House’s special feature this month, with an artist’s reception March 14. “I like to author paintings as one might write a book. Sometimes my visual books are autobiographical, other times they are strictly fictional. My paintings are often created in a series with color, composition and execution serving as the characters and settings,” Wheeler’s artist statement says.
Exhibit runs in March (reception March 14, 6-8 p.m.); regular gallery hours are Wednesday through Sunday from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Gallery House, 826 Santa Cruz Ave., Menlo Park; free; galleryhouse.art.
